Merry-go-round.



E. M. BARIDO 61 A. C. HARTLING.

MERRY-GO- ROUND.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. 1916.

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E. M. BARIDO & A. C. HARTLING.

MERRY-GO-ROUND. APPLICATION FILED Fill. I. l9l6.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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EDWARD MARTIN BARIDO AND ALFRED CLEAEENCE EIARTLING, OF AlliBBIDGE,

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Application filed February 7, 1916.

1' 0 (all whom it may concern Be it known that we, EDWARD l/lAn'rIN BARIDO and ALFRED CLEARENGE HARTLING, citizens of the United States, residing at Ambridge, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Merry-Go-Rounds; and we do declare the following to be a full,-clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates broadly to amusement devices for children, particularly merry-go-rounds, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which while very simple in construction, will be very efficient in operation.

An additional object is to provide a device of this character which can be manually raised and rotated, and which when released will be lowered during its rotation.

With the foregoing and many other objects in view, our invention resides in certain novel features of construction, combiation and arrangement of parts which will hereinafter be more particularly described and claimed and shown in the drawings wherein:

Figure 1 represents an elevation of our improved toy in inoperative position; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts in raised active position; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4: is a vertical longitudinal section through the seat board and the member supporting the same; Fig. 5 is a detail longitudinal section through one of the resilient members connected with the cables; and Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of the cable supporting plate.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, our invention comprises an upright shaft 1 having its lower end secured in a base 2 preferably formed of cement. The base is constructed of a plurality of blocks 3 each decreasing in size toward its top to provide.

a number of steps for a purpose which will hereinafter be more particularly'described.

The upper end of the shaft 1 is decreased in size and squared as shown at 4, thereby providing a shoulder 5 upon which a cable attaching plate 6 is disposed, said plate having a squared opening 7 of the same size as that of the squared end 4.- to prevent rotation Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Serial No. 76,843.

of the same. An arm supporting member 8 slidable and rotatable on said shaft, carries the outwardly from the shaft to form arms 10 upon the ends of which chairs 11 are secured, in which the persons using the merrygo-round are seated. This seat board 9 is preferably formed of one piece as shown in Fig. 3, the central portion being slightly enlarged and provided with a central aperture in which the shaft 1 is disposed.

The member 8 is preferablyin the form of a cylinder or hub 12 having bearing ball carrying cups 13 at its upper and lower ends, it being obvious that said cylinder surrounds th shaft 1, the balls of the cups contacting therewith to allow the same to readily rotate. The cylinder 12 is also provided with an outwardly extending flange 14 having a number of apertures therein to receive bolts 15 which secure the seat board 9 thereto.

The outer ends of the arms 10 between the chairs 11 and the shaft, have eye bolts 16 extending therethrough for the reception of the ends of the cables 17, the opposite ends thereof being secured to the plate 6 by means of the hooks 18 thereon. This arrangement supports the outer ends of the seat board and prevents their sagging downwardly when the chairs 11 are occupied. The cables, two of which are preferably employed, diverge downwardly from their attachment with the hooks 18 to the seat board 9, thereby they are enabled to wind many more times around the shaft than if they hung straight down.

In some cases, it is expedient to provide the resilient members 19.u between the cables 17 and the arms 10. These members each comprise a cylinder 20 having an eye 21 on one end by which the cable is attached thereto, its other end being provided with an aperture for the reception of a piston 22 be tween the head of which and this last men tioned end, an expansion spring 28is dis posed. The free end of each piston 22 has an eye for its connection with each of the eye bolts 16. The use of these spring members lessens any jolts which may occur during the operation of the merry-go-round, particularly when the device has reached its lowest point.

After the children or other persons have been seated in the chairs 11, another person starts to revolve the seat board, preferably standing on one of the steps of the base for this purpose. As the rotation of the seat board continues, the upper portion of the cables 17 will be wound around the upper end of the shaft 1 in view of the fact that these upper ends are secured to the pole, and the greater number of times the board is revolved, the higher it will be disposed above its base, because of the-fact that the cables are continually shortening. As the seat board rises, the person rotating the same mounts higher and higher upon the stepped base 2. When the cables have been wound a suflicient number of times around the shaft, the seat board is released, thus allowing them to unwind and permit the board and the persons seated thereon to be lowered toward the ground. This downward. and rotating movement continues until the cables are unwound from the shaft 1, when the operation may be repeated.

From the foregoing description, it Will be seen that we have invented a very simply constructed toy which will be found to be very amusing to both young and old.

We claim:

A device of the class described comprising an upright, cable attaching means secured on the upper end of said upright, a sleeve adapted for slidable and rotary movement 7 on said upright, a plurality of cables depending from said cable attaching means, an arm carried by said sleeve and supported by said cables, seats supported on said arm, and a series of annularconcentric steps surrounding and supporting said upright.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

EDWARD MARTIN BARIDO. ALFRED CLEARENCE HARTLING. Witnesses:

LEONARD R. MARTIN,

GEORGE J. -WAnR'rnnn.

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Washington, D. 0. I 

